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The Blue Lagoon

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The Blue Lagoon (1980)

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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 1  Rotten:15 Average Rating: 2.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Synopsis: Two children and the ship's cook are marooned on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after coming ashore the old man dies, leaving the boy and the girl to fend for themselves. The two quickly adjust to their surroundings, using survival techniques they learned from the old man... Two children and the ship's cook are marooned on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after coming ashore the old man dies, leaving the boy and the girl to fend for themselves. The two quickly adjust to their surroundings, using survival techniques they learned from the old man before his death. As time passes, the kids enter puberty and begin to discover their sexuality. Without realizing what's happening to her, Em becomes pregnant and gives birth. With the baby comes responsibility and the wonder of discovery, as the parents, themselves still children, learn what it means to have another human life dependent on them. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels

Director: Randal Kleiser

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 5, 1999

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround - English
  • Mono - Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Randal Kleiser - Director, Henry De Vere Stacpoole, Douglas Day Stewart - Writers, Brooke Sheilds - Star
  • 2. Randal Kleiser - Director, Christopher Atkins - Star
  • Featurette - 1. Original Featurette
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos - 1. Brooke Shields Personal Photo Album
  • Production Notes
  • Talent Files

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07/22/08
Variety
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1/4

At a little over 100 minutes, the film feels as if huge chunks of it were edited out for pace; however, the wrong chunks have been cut.

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07/25/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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1/5

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03/09/06
Jake Euker
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The only thing blue about the movie is the sea, and the way you'll feel after wasting your time on this dose of 'tasteful', TV commercial-style, nudity.

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02/09/06
Time Out
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2/5

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07/02/05
Emanuel Levy
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0.5/4

The Blue Lagoon is the dumbest movie of the year.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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1.5/5

[It] has a nonsensical glaze that contributes to the inadvertent merriment.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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1/5

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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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10/15/03
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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08/02/03
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
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Ugh! Ah! Make it stop!!!

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04/14/03
Alex Sandell
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03/24/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
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10/25/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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1/5

It's pornography for people who like to go to book burnings; a sex fantasy as chaste as your 3rd grade piano teacher.

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09/06/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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2/5

You can focus on the gorgeous locales or the underage skin. Or you could just watch a much better movie.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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Witless.

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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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